ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- As Michigan’s preseason approaches at the end of this week, WolverineNation takes a look at the 10 players who are most indispensable for the Wolverines this season. This doesn’t mean the most talented players but rather the players who'd be the hardest for Michigan to replace if it lost them.

Kicker Brendan Gibbons went from struggling kicker to success story to thinking about brunettes all in his first few years at Michigan. He’s back for his redshirt senior year and has the spot on lockdown barring any kind of crazy happenings.